I like the article in swim Magazine about Rita Egan and Sylvia powell. These women are not your typical slim young swimmers that are elite swimmers but like the rest of us ordinary. Actually, given my previous background in swimming I'm also won of these average jills. As a youth I swam the 100 meter *** at 1:30 and as a 46 at 1:43.31. So, many of us do it for enjoyment and some exercise knowing that we will never be at the top of the pack. I think we should have more of these stories?. And Ion believe me you are not that bad. You did a 2:31 200 meter freestyle. I recently swam a 3:15. So don't feel bad and their is alot more competition in the men than in the women in 45 to 49. Not saying that their are not good swimmers in the women.
This thread has gone in a number of directions. Most have been entertaining. It’s great we have so many people impassioned about our sport!
And a note for those among us who are looking for more "technical articles on training and conditioning, written specifically for the club coach and the self-coached swimmer, which explain in detail why some swim programs consistently turn out world class athletes". May I suggest looking into Swimming Technique Magazine?
Just as I wouldn’t expect to find Wall Street Journal type information in USA Today, I don’t expect to get highly technical articles on every page of Swim Magazine. This doesn’t make USA Today a bad newspaper or Swim a bad magazine; it just means I expect to get different news from different sources. And if you want even more technical information, there is a plethora of technical swimming books and videos on the market. Many of these are available through the Masters lending library.
This thread has gone in a number of directions. Most have been entertaining. It’s great we have so many people impassioned about our sport!
And a note for those among us who are looking for more "technical articles on training and conditioning, written specifically for the club coach and the self-coached swimmer, which explain in detail why some swim programs consistently turn out world class athletes". May I suggest looking into Swimming Technique Magazine?
Just as I wouldn’t expect to find Wall Street Journal type information in USA Today, I don’t expect to get highly technical articles on every page of Swim Magazine. This doesn’t make USA Today a bad newspaper or Swim a bad magazine; it just means I expect to get different news from different sources. And if you want even more technical information, there is a plethora of technical swimming books and videos on the market. Many of these are available through the Masters lending library.
